We’ve explored most of the of UK accreditations, standards, and schemes, but the critical question for manufacturing and engineering companies is “how do we implement this in practice?”
This educational series provides a practical playbook for factories – helping them implement all the UK accreditations, standards, and schemes we’ve explained.
In this series we are covering…
1. Establishing project teams and governance
2. Setting timelines and milestones
3. Sampling, audits, and site assessments
4. Integration of accreditations with renewable energy projects
5. Tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement
The playbook is designed to ensure operational, financial, and commercial benefits are realised while maintaining compliance.
Our last article covered ‘Setting timelines and milestones’, and today we are covering ‘Sampling, audits, and site assessments’.
Sampling and Site Assessments
For large or multi-site factories, sampling and site assessments are critical:
1. Select representative sites, production lines, or departments for initial audits
2. Focus on high energy consuming areas, e.g., HVAC, lighting, compressed air, and industrial processes
3. Use ISO 50002 audit methodology for energy assessment
4. Collect scope 1, 2, and significant scope 3 emissions for ISO 14064, PAS 2060, and Carbon Trust reporting
Best practice:
Combine ESOS audits with ISO 50001 internal audits and SECR reporting to reduce duplication.
Next article:
Look out for our next article which will cover ‘Integration of accreditations with renewable energy projects’.
Additional Resource
If you’d like to learn more about operational improvement / cost reduction related accreditations, please request a complimentary copy of our factories guide book – Planet meets Profit.
